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FeaturedSquare Microsoft Teams news cover warning of desktop client issues under service advisory TM1466820, causing the app to fail to open or take up to two minutes to load, with web and mobile recommended as alternatives.
Microsoft Teams

Microsoft investigates Teams desktop client launch failures on Windows

Microsoft has opened a service health advisory, TM1466820, after some Windows users found the Teams desktop client would not open or took up to two minutes to load. The company recommends Teams on the web or mobile while it hunts for a root cause.

Sep 5, 2026, 5:28 PM 8 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
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Dark Microsoft news cover showing Defender for Office 365 Safe Links incorrectly blocking legitimate Google search URLs and displaying “Opening this website might not be safe” warnings across affected tenants.
Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender Flags Legitimate Google Search Links as Malicious

Microsoft is investigating a Defender for Office 365 Safe Links misclassification that blocks legitimate Google search URLs, showing "Opening this website might not be safe" warnings across affected tenants.

Sep 2, 2026, 4:37 PM 5 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
NovaCookies abusing genuine Docusign envelopes and Microsoft or Google redirects to bypass MFA and steal authenticated.
Microsoft 365

NovaCookies Phishing Kit Uses Real Docusign Emails to Steal Microsoft 365 Sessions

A subscription phishing platform called NovaCookies uses genuine Docusign envelopes and legitimate Microsoft or Google redirect hops to steal authenticated Microsoft 365 sessions, bypassing MFA for hundreds of organizations, according to researchers at Island.

Aug 26, 2026, 6:53 PM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
Microsoft infographic showing a new theme that makes New Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the Web resemble Classic Outlook.
New Outlook

Microsoft Lets Users Restyle New Outlook to Look Like Outlook Classic

Microsoft is rolling out a theme that reskins New Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the Web to visually resemble Classic Outlook, easing the transition ahead of Classic Outlook's opt-out phase starting April 2026, but the cosmetic change does not restore missing features like VBA macros or COM add-ins.

Aug 24, 2026, 6:39 PM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
Microsoft security infographic highlighting CVE-2026-62873.
Microsoft 365

CVE-2026-62873: Critical Microsoft 365 Admin Center EoP Flaw Patched

Microsoft patched CVE-2026-62873, a critical elevation-of-privilege flaw in Microsoft 365 Admin Center caused by improper cryptographic signature verification, as part of its August 2026 Patch Tuesday release covering 421 CVEs.

Aug 23, 2026, 9:21 PM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to change a SharePoint domain name in Microsoft 365, including domain verification, SharePoint and OneDrive URL updates.
SharePoint Online

How to Change Your SharePoint Domain Name in Microsoft 365

Learn how to change your SharePoint domain name (tenant rename) in Microsoft 365 using PowerShell. Covers prerequisites, the Start-SPOTenantRename cmdlet, post-rename verification, and limitations like the one-time rename restriction.

Jul 23, 2026, 10:30 PM 8 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to delegate distribution list management in Exchange Online through admin roles, scoped permissions, member assignment.
Exchange Online

How to Delegate Distribution List Management in Exchange Online

Learn how to delegate distribution list management in Exchange Online. Covers assigning owners via ManagedBy, enabling the MyDistributionGroups role, and configuring Send As / Send on Behalf permissions. Includes EAC and PowerShell methods.

Jul 23, 2026, 9:57 PM 8 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to change the mailbox language in Microsoft Outlook, with account settings, language selection, restart, verification.
Outlook

How to Change the Mailbox Language in Outlook

Learn how to change the mailbox language in Outlook, both through Outlook on the web settings and with the Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration PowerShell cmdlet. Covers renaming default folders, date/time formats, and verifying the change.

Jul 23, 2026, 9:16 PM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
Email message tracking in Exchange Online and Microsoft 365, with message trace, delivery status, search, troubleshooting.
Exchange Online

How to Track Email Messages in Exchange Online Microsoft 365

Track email messages in Exchange Online using the modern EAC message trace (90-day history) and PowerShell's Get-MessageTraceV2 cmdlet. Covers search setup, result analysis, reporting, and troubleshooting.

Jul 18, 2026, 11:49 PM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
Microsoft Entra Connect synchronizing identities from on-premises Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID, with installation.
Microsoft Entra Connect

How to Install and Configure Microsoft Entra Connect for Directory Sync

Install and configure Microsoft Entra Connect to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Entra ID, enabling hybrid identity with password hash sync, OU filtering, and SSO.

Jul 18, 2026, 10:18 PM 8 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
DEBULL tooling abusing Microsoft’s device-code sign-in flow to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts.
Microsoft 365

DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Hijack M365 Accounts

Researchers at ZeroBEC say a Microsoft 365 device code phishing campaign observed from late June into early July 2026 used collaboration-themed lures and a reusable tooling layer dubbed DEBULL to hijack accounts without stealing passwords or defeating MFA directly. The activity shares strong overlaps with Microsoft's Storm-2372 tradecraft.

Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to delete Windows Autopilot device records from Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft 365, with cleanup.
Intune

How to Delete Windows Autopilot Devices from Intune, Entra ID, and M365

Learn the correct deletion sequence to fully remove stale Windows Autopilot devices from Intune, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 - including hybrid-joined devices, orphaned records, and BitLocker key cleanup.

Jul 6, 2026, 6:45 AM 21 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to fix repeated Outlook password prompts when connecting to Exchange Server, including credential cleanup, updates.
Outlook

How to Fix Outlook Password Prompts When Connecting to Exchange Server

Stop Outlook's endless credential loop when connecting to Exchange. Clear cached credentials, fix the Microsoft 365 Autodiscover hijack, reset the token cache, and check the server.

Jul 5, 2026, 5:31 AM 14 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to check the Microsoft Intune tenant service release version through Tenant Status.
Intune

How to Check Intune Tenant Service Release Version

Find your Intune tenant's current service release in under two minutes from the Tenant status page, and learn how to read the YYMM version number Microsoft uses.

Jun 11, 2026, 3:17 PM 8 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to configure automatic SharePoint document library sync using Microsoft Intune and OneDrive policies.
Intune

How to Configure Automatic SharePoint Library Sync Using Microsoft Intune

Push SharePoint document libraries to your Windows fleet automatically with an Intune Settings catalog policy, so they appear in File Explorer without any user action.

Jun 9, 2026, 7:00 PM 13 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
How to completely uninstall Microsoft Office using the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant, including download.
Microsoft Office

How to Completely Uninstall Microsoft Office with the Support and Recovery Assistant

Fully remove Microsoft Office - including leftover files, registry entries, and licenses that a normal uninstall misses - using Microsoft's official Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA), for a single PC or a whole fleet.

May 18, 2026, 10:00 PM 11 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
Samsung Galaxy phone showing Microsoft 365 app errors after the April 2026 update, with Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote.
Samsung Galaxy

Samsung's April 2026 Update Breaks Microsoft 365 Apps on Galaxy Phones

After installing Samsung's April 2026 security update, Galaxy users - mainly on the S25 Ultra and S24 - report Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and Authenticator repeatedly failing. Community and reporting trace the cause to a WebView regression, with workarounds available while a fix rolls out.

Apr 20, 2026, 10:00 PM 8 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida
Microsoft confirms and fixes Classic Outlook crash caused by Teams Meeting Add-in (cybersecurity illustration).
Outlook

Microsoft Confirms and Fixes Classic Outlook Crash Caused by Teams Meeting Add-in

Microsoft confirmed a known issue (EX1254044) where classic Outlook crashes and restarts in Safe Mode on older Office builds running the newest Teams Meeting Add-in, and has since shipped a fix.

Mar 17, 2026, 1:30 PM 7 min
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EEmanuel De Almeida